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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1914
Page
3
Keane Fitzpatrick of Princeton backs the new point scoring method in the college championships. Yet little has been heard from Pennsylvania or Harvard on the change. The impact of the new system on college athletics remains uncertain.
An old advertisement touts a ginger and aromatics tincture infused with French brandy to relieve cramps chills weakness nervousness and shock. Labeled as a standard flavorful tonic, it claims long standing efficacy and is sold by grocers.
Mrs. Eddy Brown and her husband James Salisbury Brown flee Providence after marriage. They are suspected of planning a long honeymoon to Europe or the South while authorities pursue Siegel-related questions. police believe a rear exit and a staged distraction at the Minden apartments helped them vanish.
Dispatch reports Velasco eluding pursuers as Torreon faces dire sanitation needs and famine. Villa authorities seize stores, arrest prices, while doctors rush in from El Paso Juarez and Chihuahua to aid sick and wounded. Carranza endorses Villa appointments and sends congratulations after the Torreon victory.
Rebels in Mexico drive Spaniards from homes across San Luis Potosi and Zacatecas after Villa’s Torreon action. General Gutierrez reports Spaniards are given limited time to gather belongings, with rail lines damaged and border distance long, forcing many to seek refuge in cities like Juarez.
Alex Stocks of the Burlington Route advertises a Yellowstone Park trip with scenic highlights, hotel comforts, and a color map folder. The offer invites readers to stop by the Boston office for full details and preplanning.
The exodus from Torreon was halted by Villa at the urging of acting American consul I Mulmer who asked Spaniards be given time to prepare. Trains are ready to force the evacuees out tonight and tomorrow. A Spanish refugee group in El Paso arranged with rebel officials to move 600 refugees across the border. General Gutierrez threatened Jesuits in Mexico as priests, many Spaniards or of Mexican descent, were forced to leave.
Portillo y Rojas says Carothers telegram urged stating Torreon had fallen to justify keeping rebels from receiving reinforcements while Huerta claims federals still hold Torreon. War Department says De Moure and Maas forces entered Torreon amid rebel opposition at San Pedro.
George Carothers reports orderly evacuation of 600 Spaniards from Torreon by Villa forces. He notes 8,000 Villa troops pursuing toward Saltillo, with trains moving Spaniards along Cahuila Pacific and International rail lines. A Federal garrison remains at San Pedro and further fighting is anticipated.
Reported clashes describe Villa forces attacking from outside as Federal troops repelled assaults with hand grenades. Despite optimism, Villa failed to capture the city whose control remained federal until Velasco withdrew, leaving hospitals with placards about wounded care.
Nine white workers died and nine others escaped after a shaft at the Harahan bridge construction site on the Arkansas side flooded with poisonous gas. Divers recovered the bodies as water rose, with shift foreman Jim Daniels among those saved after aiding his crew.
Henry F. Lehan, Democratic city committee chairman, was chosen Cambridge city treasurer to succeed Timothy W. Good, who was inaugurated as mayor yesterday at a Riverbank Court banquet in Cambridge.
Advertisement notes a cold remedy with Druggists refunding money if it fails to cure. Box bears E. W. Grove's signature. Price listed as 25e. The claim emphasizes quick relief and brand assurance.
With two days left in the Roxbury Boys' Institute of Industry drive the Roxbury Fund total rose to 57023.25 after an 8353.50 contribution. Former Governor Curtis Guild urged workers at Intercolonial Hall Roxbury while Former Mayor John F Fitzgerald addressed women workers at luncheon calling for youth reform through the Roxbury Boys' Club effort.
Boston University announces that Dean Le Baron R. Briggs of the Harvard College faculty and president of Radcliffe College will be the commencement orator in June. Briggs resides at 74 Brattle Street Cambridge.
Colonel George W. Goethals supervised the Panama Canal chapters in Frederic J. Haskin’s new book The Panama Canal. He urged the author not to write about his own role, but the chapter on The Man at the Helm was included and read by others as among the most informative, showing how Goethals directed the huge project.
Advert reads that Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy aids stomach liver and bowels with quick relief after one dose. It quotes testimonials from Mrs S E Johnson and Mrs Clare Shaw and warns of imitators while directing readers to purchase at Riker Drug Stores or mail for a free book from Geo H Mayr in Chicago.
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